what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me" you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist

This is not a model. This is a "fossilised" taxidermy of a Woolly Rhino, discovered in Starunia mine in Carpathian Poland (now Ukraine) in 1929. Dating to the Pleistocene, its exquisite preservation is owed to a mixture of brine, oil and clays. 🧵

Here is Kevin, my Ichthyostega model at the Cole Museum (University of Reading).

The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming

Google the video & see for yourself. This is not law enforcement. This is murder. Sickening.

Life advice for the ages. Those doing wrong want you tired and hopeless. But stay angry. And when a chance is in front of you: bite back. Digital plans for a real linocut. I'm anxiously awaiting a press to make this stuff possible with my RSI in my hands. #art #tiger #resist #linocut

If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.

While I'm laid up, I'm catching up on reading and note-taking. Here's what I jotted down from chapters 2-4 of @markwitton.bsky.social's "King Tyrant" before I had to take it back to the library.

First #FossilFriday of 2026: here's #paleoart of Dromaeosaurus atop a half-eaten juvenile Chasmosaurus. Dromaeosaurus was no Velociraptor clone, but a relatively robust and probably hard-biting raptorial dinosaur. Painted... two years ago now, I guess, in 2024. #fossil #paleontology #dinosaur

There have been no good reasons for staying on Twitter for years now, but at this point you will have to follow up any of your remaining excuses with “…and I don’t care about the child pornography.”

Some new #paleoart to see out 2025: a Hybodus shark attacks a squadron of belemnites (Passaloteuthis), which respond by deploying ink decoys of themselves and jetting to safety. Cephalopod ink use is amazingly sophisticated; it's not just a smokescreen! #HappyNewYear, everybody! #sciart #fossil

it’s crazy how obvious it is that donald trump has been actively part of the epstein coverup for half a decade now and he’s just still the president

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Trying to think who else banned indepent news sources and censored people he didn't like. Hmmm, can't quite remember the name. It was a little German guy with a funny mustache. 🤔

Hey new folks, here's a collection of top tier artists you can follow. Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99 Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK

Is there a Santa Claus in Dinotopia? Not exactly. Nibor Dooh is more of a reverse brigand. He takes everything you’ve got and gives you what he took from the last person. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

Today's Oarfish comes from robbiewjwoodcuts (Robbie W. Jones) on Instagram! They specialize in making custom handmade woodcuts! (Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, and to everyone else have a nice Thursday!) #sealife #marine #fish #Oarfishdaily #marinelife #drawing #marineanimals

It's #ChristmasEve, so I depicted Parasaurolophus under UV light, lit up like a Christmas tree - you can check out the rationale of this #paleoart on my #Patreon if you're already bored of holiday TV. Oh, and Happy Christmas to those who celebrate! #sciart #fossils www.patreon.com/posts/146578...

Hey, artists remember this: No matter how many pieces you made this year you're an artist, even if you only made 1. If you are super active or if you only have time / energy to pop up once in a while, no matter how big or small, you are still part of the art community 🙌 I love u artists

Some of my Christmas cards for this year. Everyone gets a cheerful, happy Snowman. Because I think we all need a cheerful, happy Snowman in our lives at the moment. The one in the middle of the bottom row is my favorite! Watercolor on handmade cotton paper.

Came for the owl, stayed for the stump and snow. Drawn with Pentel .2 .3 .5, HB 2B 4B. So many layers. So much blender work. Half of this was adding graphite, the other half was taking it back. Learning what to leave alone and celebrating all the textures in nature. #bird #sciart #graphite

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?

WOW! Thank you to The Academy for selecting Snow Bear as one of the 15 shortlisted films for Best Animated Short Film. To see this deeply personal, hand-drawn film recognized alongside so many incredible works is an honor. I am so grateful to everyone who has supported this journey. #Animation

If you want some good news moving into the holidays, Ed has you covered. Do you remember the UK consultation from Dec 2024- Feb 2025? It took then almost a year to read through the 11 500(!) respondents. 95%(!!!) Of respondents rejected the government's proposal of an unworkable "opt-out" scheme.

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮

Team Cherry Holiday Sign-off! Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow revealed, the original Hollow Knight refreshed, and more! Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!

Quick and messy Ceratosaurus after dealing with the flu from hell the past few days. Debating with myself whether or not to ink it. Yes is winning so far. (Ceratodaurus is actually one of my favorite dinos, especially after playing the first Jurassic World Evolution game) #sciart

Recent commission. I believe it is a type of sea nettle species, although I cannot make a determination as to which of the 16 different species! 🤣 If you know, please educate me! 🪼 #jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife

Famed elephant expert Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died, aged 83. Founder of Save the Elephants and accomplished author, researcher and mentor... savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...

Behold: another reason to not use Google. The search results recently have become so much worse. I usually use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (right side) first these days.

Please sign folks... 🙏

I have more books that I can find room for and I will never stop buying them. Especially with the rise of AI trash that a lot of people embrace and blindly follow like it’s the best thing that ever happened. I haven’t trusted anything written online in a while and I doubt that will change.

Just a quick sketch to have fun. Deep Sea December Day 5: "Brunch." 🤣 #deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #whale #brunch #Rivals

So gorgeous!

A #PudgyHorse tribute to the Lascaux cave paintings, painted with the Strata Trio watercolours made by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020. Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃 #ArtAdventCalendar

I've made some smaller beanie versions of the Devonian jawless fish - Zenaspis! At 25cm long, these are lifesize! www.palaeoplushies.com/shop/zenaspis I ship worldwide from the UK, US tariffs collected and pre-paid for easy delivery!

Smol boys have all the chicks. Cannot get over how good Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age was. All of the animals have so much personality! I never paid much attention to Moa’s but after seeing the male make himself smal, smaller, smallest for the female I’m in love! Quick daily ink sketch. #sciart

Stegosaurus Totem 🌱✨ Made a smaller Stego before I attempt a big one because...lord have mercy, them back plates 😭😭😂😂 SOLD #art #pottery #SciArt

For #SundayFishSketch I sketched a couple opah, which I know everybody did a while ago but I missed out and really wanted to draw some too Today I colored one. See people, I used the markers! 🙌

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

Autumn’s Waning 🍂

Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.

happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is deinotherium, a proboscidean that lived in africa and eurasia from the middle miocene to early pleistocene. it is best known for the downward-pointing tusks on its lower jaw, the function of which are unclear (art by @mariolanzas.bsky.social)

Was expecting just one episode to drop today but they’re all here already! Binged the entire series in one go and just restarted it to watch a second time. This blew all my expectations out of the water, it’s better then I was hoping. Hats off to everyone involved, absolutely love it!

This is who she was. Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best. Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...